The Defenders Coalition (National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya) and the Working Group on Human Rights Defenders announced today the winners of the 2019 Human Rights Defenders awards during a ceremony held in Nairobi at the Residence of the French Ambassador. The 2019 winners...
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders-Uganda(NCHRD-U) has today launched the National Human Rights Defenders Referral Network in a half day meeting officiated by the Uganda Human Rights Commissioner Hon.Meddie Mulumba. The Referral Network consists of 35 civil society organisations and is aimed at creating an...
On Friday, November 29, 2019, the Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (CIDDH) held its Ordinary General Assembly. After the presentation of the balance sheets (moral and financial) and the exchanges, the assembly gave its discharge by show of hands to these two balance sheets. Also, during...
Le Vendredi 29 Novembre 2019, la Coalition Ivoirienne des Défenseurs des Droits Humains (CIDDH) a tenu son Assemblée Générale Ordinaire. Après la présentation des bilans (moral et financier) et les échanges, l’assemblée a donné son quitus à main levée à ces deux bilans. Aussi, lors de l’assemblée...
Today December 4th 2019, a group of national, regional and international NGOs have called on the UN Human Rights Council (the Council), to urgently act to ensure the “the establishment of a robust international investigative mechanism” into war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights violations in...
Accusation of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood – used by the state against oppositional politicians, journalists, and activists- now leveraged even against Coptic Christians The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate release of Coptic Christian activist Ramy Kamel, arrested by the...
